جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « تمرینات فیزیکی » در نشریات گروه « پزشکی »

War veterans have different physical and mental problems due to exposure to variety of traumatic events and stressors and these problems effect their quality of life. One of the nonmedical treatment that can improve their quality of life is exercise and physical activities. Aim of the present study was to determine the effect of group exercise program on quality of life in war veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Method & Materials: In this single blinded, controlled trial, quality of life of a convenience sample size of war veterans with PTSD (n=30) in a hospital in Ahwaz city was measured in 2 equal groups. Treatment protocol consisted of group exercise program occurred 45 minutes a day, 2 days a week for 12 weeks. Measures were conducted pre, post and 3 months after the treatment period by 36-item Short Form Health Survey. Data analysis was indicative of significant difference in experimental group compared to control group in mental scale of quality of life (P=0.031), physical scale of quality of life (P<0.01) and total score (P=0.012). Group exercise program can improve quality of life in war veterans with PTSD.

This study was conducted to assess the prevalence rate and causes of physical injuries among trainee personnel during the physical fitness practices course. In this retrospective-descriptive study, 5559 formal personnel who were trained in the three educational garrisons during the last three educational years (September 2005 to September 2007) were selected by census method and were analyzed as the sample of this study. Using a researcher-made questionnaire from the present records and documents based on diseases classification system, the data were collected, codified and finally analyzed by SPSS 15 software. Most of injuries were musculoskeletal injuries (96.2%) and the most common type of injuries was superficial injuries (42.1%). The most often injured body area was the ankle and foot area (27.6%). Most injuries had been happened in sport hall (23.8%). The prevalence rate of given injuries during military training were the first (4.9%), second(2.5%) and third(3.2%) years. the most common causes of injury during the military training were slipping or falling during training activities (33.5%). Musculoskeletal injuries were the major cause of referring to clinic and the most prevalence type of physical injuries in military personnel during the military trainings. Prevention is considered as the first step toward reducing the traumatic events.

Exercise is a well known valuable factor in the field of mental health and survival. Physicians recommend 2 times exercises for 30-40 minutes per week. In this study the effects of aerobic and physical exercises on the PMS were compared. The data of this controlled clinical trial were collected by PMS questionnaire through personal interview, observations and measurements with 57 women (18 physical exercises, 19 aerobic exercises and 20 controls) for 3 months. The results were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics and repeated measurements. The results showed significant decrease in PMS in different months in exercise group (p<0.001). The comparison between aerobic and physical exercises showed no significant difference (p>0.05). It is concluded that exercise is more effective than medical therapy for PMS symptoms and have no side effects.